Flight

by Zack Scott

Flight is the story of humankind's most ambitious undertaking. From thousand-year-old flying machines and the trailblazing 'birdmen' who risked their lives to test them, to the Wright brothers' legendary first flight and the iconic spacecraft of the modern era, Flight weaves together the extraordinary history of aviation with an in-depth look at the mechanics of how planes work. Sumptuously illustrated and written by a former RAF technician, this is the definitive guide to how we conquered the skies.

493 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 19, 2019

About the author

One sunny day, a stingray bit Zack while he was snorkeling. You might be asking yourself, ‘Hey do stingrays even have teeth?’ Well according to the scientists at Wikipedia, stingrays do indeed have teeth. Now this was no serious bite wound, looked more like a hickey, a hickey on his arm, a hickey from a stingray.

Zack has also written a few stories.

Reviews

[James Yong · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! A beautifully illustrated and well-written book that clearly explained the basic principles of flight.
The generous, clear illustrations clearly convey the concept of each idea.

What really got me was the comparisons between different common aircraft types, giving you a good idea of how each aircraft has been tailored to their specific purpose. This is a must read for aspiring aeronautical engineers, pilots or anyone interested in aircraft and how they fly!

[Tyler How · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a graphic designer I really appreciated the well illustrated diagrams and clean layout. Having not known much about aviation it was a super helpful book, it covers a great variety of information from physics of aerodynamics to aviation history.